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February 28, 2017

The following match officials have been selected to take control over the matches played in Europe's top leagues in Matchweek 9. Feel free to ...

- ... share appointments with us (writing them as a comment in the manner below)
- ... share appointments from your national leagues other than those listed below with us, specially if you consider the game as significant (e.g. a derby, a top clash or a very important game etc.)
- ... place video clips you regard as useful for educational and discussion purpose
- ... discuss match situations on the games belonging to the respective matchweek
- ... and much more..

Our matchweekly posts can be easily found in the menu (Referee Appointments > National Leagues).
They will appear on Saturdays most likely and then be filled throughout the week.

February 22, 2017

Germany's no.1 Felix Brych has been selected to take charge of FC Porto vs Juventus Turin on Wednesday. At the same time, French Clément Turpin will take control over Sevilla's home match against Leicester City.

UEFA Referees Committee has appointed the following (nine) officials to handle matches at the 2017 European Under-21 Championship, to be held in Poland from 16 to 30 June 2017. All selected officials belong to Category 1. More info will be added in due course.

February 21, 2017

UEFA's Referee Officers have appointed Scotland's William Collum to oversee Bayer Leverkusen's reencounter with Atlético Madrid on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Antonio Mateu Lahoz from Spain will be in charge of Manchester City vs AS Monaco.

February 19, 2017

The following match officials have been selected to take control over the matches played in Europe's top leagues in Matchweek 8. Feel free to ...

- ... share appointments with us (writing them as a comment in the manner below)
- ... share appointments from your national leagues other than those listed below with us, specially if you consider the game as significant (e.g. a derby, a top clash or a very important game etc.)
- ... place video clips you regard as useful for educational and discussion purpose
- ... discuss match situations on the games belonging to the respective matchweek
- ... and much more..

Our matchweekly posts can be easily found in the menu (Referee Appointments > National Leagues).
They will appear on Saturdays most likely and then be filled throughout the week.

Guess the referees for next week's 4 UEFA Champions League games
as well as for 2 chosen UEFA Europa League matches. The user with the
highest amount of points per matchday is rewarded with referee
equipment. Moreover, you have the chance to thus participate in the run
for the season-prize provided by our partners RefsworldUK!

February 16, 2017

These are the referees appointed by UEFA for EL Round of 32 (First Leg). Among others, Dutch Category 1 Danny Makkelie will officiate the clash between Villarreal and Roma, while Spanish Jesús Gil Manzano will be in charge of Borussia Mönchengladbach - Fiorentina.

English referee Mark Clattenburg has decided to leave the English Premier League to take new duties in Saudi Arabia. The 41-year old Elite official who has taken charge of the Champions League final, EURO 2016 final and FA Cup final in 2016, will take the role Howard Webb has previously fulfilled in Saudi Arabia's football association.

February 14, 2017

UEFA has appointed Poland's Elite official Szymon Marciniak to take charge of next Tuesday's Champions League clash between Paris SG and FC Barcelona. At the same time, Italian World Cup 2014 final referee Nicola Rizzoli has been assigned to oversee Benfica's match against Borussia Dortmund.

For Szymon Marciniak, who officiated three games at EURO 2016 and supervised a quarterfinal and semifinal as 4th Official each, it will be his 12th UEFA Champions League game. Earlier this season, he was in control of Atlético vs Bayern and Real Madrid vs Dortmund. At the moment, the 36-year old is deemed as one of UEFA's biggest talents for the future. He will be assisted by his usual quintet of assisting teammates and observed by German UEFA Referee Committee member Herbert Fandel.

Nicola Rizzoli does not only blow the starting whistle of this season's Champions League K.O. Stage, but also his last period as UEFA official as the World Cup 2014 final referee from Mirandola, Italy, will retire at the end of this campaign. Among others, he was in charge of the all-German Champions League final 2013 between Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund. Interestingly, he never officiated a home match of SL Benfica in his long career. Rizzoli will be assisted by Elenito Di Liberatore, Riccardo Di Fiore, Luca Banti, Massimiliano Irrati and Mauro Tonolini. Luxembourg's Jean Lemmer will observe and evaluate his and his team's performance.

The following match officials have been selected to take control over the matches played in Europe's top leagues in Matchweek 7. Feel free to ...

- ... share appointments with us (writing them as a comment in the manner below)
- ... share appointments from your national leagues other than those listed below with us, specially if you consider the game as significant (e.g. a derby, a top clash or a very important game etc.)
- ... place video clips you regard as useful for educational and discussion purpose
- ... discuss match situations on the games belonging to the respective matchweek
- ... and much more..

Our matchweekly posts can be easily found in the menu (Referee Appointments > National Leagues).
They will appear on Saturdays most likely and then be filled throughout the week.

February 11, 2017

Guess the referees for next week's 4 UEFA Champions League games as well as for 2 chosen UEFA Europa League matches. The user with the highest amount of points per matchday is rewarded with referee equipment. Moreover, you have the chance to thus participate in the run for the season-prize provided by our partners RefsworldUK!

February 6, 2017

The following match officials have been selected to take control over the matches played in Europe's top leagues in Matchweek 6. Feel free to ...

- ... share appointments with us (writing them as a comment in the manner below)
- ... share appointments from your national leagues other than those listed below with us, specially if you consider the game as significant (e.g. a derby, a top clash or a very important game etc.)
- ... place video clips you regard as useful for educational and discussion purpose
- ... discuss match situations on the games belonging to the respective matchweek
- ... and much more..

Our matchweekly posts can be easily found in the menu (Referee Appointments > National Leagues).
They will appear on Saturdays most likely and then be filled throughout the week.